Valad

Group Executive

 
  • Peter Hurley

    Peter Hurley

    Managing Director

    Peter joined the Valad Board in 1997 as Joint Managing Director until 2004 when he moved to Managing Director, a position he held until 2006. After spending two years establishing Valad’s European platform, he has resumed his position of Managing Director in August 2008. Before joining Valad, Peter held senior positions at Lend Lease in a 10 year career that included establishing their funds management operations in Paris, London and Singapore.  Peter has an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New South Wales.

  • Martyn McCarthy

    Martyn McCarthy

    Chief Executive Officer - Europe

    Martyn has been with Valad since early 2003 and has held roles in Australia and Europe. In his current role as Chief Executive Officer in Europe, Martyn has full executive responsibility for leading the Group's European Operation. For the 15 years prior to joining Valad, Martyn has been involved in various facets of real estate in Australia, the USA and Europe, including six years at GE Real Estate where his role included structured finance, joint ventures and portfolio acquisitions in Australia and New Zealand. Martyn has a Bachelor of Business in Land Economics from the University of Western Sydney.

  • Jennifer Lambert

    Jennifer Lambert

    Group Chief Financial Officer

    Jennifer joined Valad in early 2003 as Chief Financial Officer after preparing the Investigating Accountants report for VPG's IPO. With Valad’s international expansion, Jennifer is now Group Chief Financial Officer, responsible for operational and strategic finance, accounting and tax. Jennifer was previously a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, working in Transaction Services specialising in the property sector and working on capital raisings, structuring and due diligence on acquisitions. Before this role, Jennifer worked in PricewaterhouseCoopers' Audit and Business Advisory Services division where she was involved with a number of major Australian listed companies.

  • David Kirkby

    David Kirkby

    Group Head of Funds Management

    David was appointed Group Head of Funds Management in 2009.  David brings with him considerable experience having worked in the real estate industry for over 25 years, the most recent 12 of which were in funds management with Lend Lease.  David has been based in the UK for over two and a half years, prior to which he has worked both in Asia and Australia.  David’s experience includes opportunistic and core funds as well as major development projects across several sectors and geographies.  David has an Associate Diploma in Valuation and Land Economics